‘Game of Thrones’ premiere overwhelms HBO Go

Daenerys would definitely not stand for an affront like this. (Courtesy HBO)

Viewers have come to expect casualties during HBO’s bloody “Game of Thrones” — but the episode isn’t usually what dies.

The premium cable channel’s streaming service, which users can use to watch episodes on laptops and smartphones, went down under the weight of the Seven Kingdoms during the Season Four premiere on Sunday night.

That outage, of course, spawned outraged tweets from users — and apologetic tweets from the official HBO Go account, which (like this article and anything to do with the show) tried to incorporate a few half-hearted references to the show to placate the angry masses.

Looks like there’s trouble in the realm. Apologies for the inconvenience. We’ll be providing updates, so please stay tuned. #GameofThrones